The Manbij bombing occurred on 16 January 2019 when a suicide bomber targeted a busy market street in Manbij, Syria, known to be frequented by American soldiers during the Syrian civil war. The action has been ascribed to ISIS. == Background == In the Syrian civil war, the city of Manbij was taken by the Free Syrian Army in 2012, and then by ISIS in 2014.
The Manbij bombing occurred on 16 January 2019 when a suicide bomber targeted a busy market street in Manbij, Syria, known to be frequented by American soldiers during the Syrian civil war. The action has been ascribed to ISIS. == Background == In the Syrian civil war, the city of Manbij was taken by the Free Syrian Army in 2012, and then by ISIS in 2014.
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